Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Type I Massachusetts Contract Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement with Shortened Bayonet - dated 1863 British Flare Guns Matched examples are definitely not

Matched examples are definitely not typical

Totally original but so very hard to find

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Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Type I Massachusetts Contract Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement with Shortened Bayonet - dated 1863 British Flare Guns Matched examples are definitely notOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket is a . 58 caliber rifled musket produced by the Springfield Armory between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is sometimes classified as just a variant of the Model 1861. The Model 1861, with all of its variants, was the most commonly used longarm in the American Civil War, with over 700,000 manufactured. The